Big Data and Analytics, Leadership
Do You Live in a Bubble? 5 Lessons from the 2016 Presidential Election The 2016 Presidential election offers many valuable lessons. It shows that for many Americans, especially those in urban areas, there is a bubble. Living in a bubble is a challenge for sound decision-making and leadership. The lessons embedded in the surprising results […]
2016 Election, Analytics, Asymmetric Information, Big Data, Big Data Analytics, Big Data Polls, Clinton, Clinton Trump, Crisis Management, Data Analytics, Data Science, featured, Leadership, political polls, Polls, Presidential Election, Social Media Risks, Trump
Big Data, Big Data and Analytics, Career Advice, Digital Strategy, Innovation
Turning Data into Valuable Data Products The acquisition of LinkedIn by Microsoft raises many interesting and valuable business possibilities. LinkedIn is the first and largest repository of data on career paths for millions of people. It has deep and valuable information on firms, the path of careers, and even the best majors for specific careers. […]
Algorithm, Analytics, Asset Surveillance, Big Data, Big Data Analytics, Big Data to Big Profits, Data Analytics, Data Capture, Data Monetization, Data Science, featured, LinkedIn, LinkedIn Data, Microsoft, Netflix, Northwestern University, Social Media Risks, Stanford University, Tripadvisor, Wired, Yelp
A great focus for many startups, investors, and entrepreneurs is creating the next Uber or Airbnb. I have examined how both Uber and Airbnb have leverage data in powerful ways. A great deal of their success comes from their superior digital platforms, so let’s examine what principles are at work in becoming the next digital disruptor. […]
Artificial Intelligence, Big Data Analytics, Big Data to Big Profits, Data Analytics, Data Capture, Data Monetization, Data Products, Data Science, Digital, Digital Economy, Dit, featured, thumbnail, Uber
Big Data and Analytics, Digital Strategy
With the college football season underway, it is worth a look to see how the teams stack-up, not based on rankings, but based on fan loyalty. Big Data and Data Visualization help us with this and lead to some interesting insights. College football also offers us a great opportunity to look at the Big Data […]
Analytics, Big Data, Big Data Analytics, Big Data to Big Profits, Big Ten, College, College Football, Data Analytics, Data Monetization, Data Products, Data Science, Data Visualization, Facebook Football, Fan, featured, Football, Football Map, Michigan Football, NCAA, Northwestern University, Notre Dame Football
Digital Strategy, Risk Management
Walmart recently announced that it is purchasing Jet.com for some $3.3 billion dollars. For Jet.com, which was founded in January of 2014, it is a remarkable return in a short period of time. The purchase shows that the battleground for E-commerce is being fought on digital convenience and value to customers. E-commerce has two-fronts: the […]
Algorithm, Amazon, Analytics, Big Data, Big Data Analytics, Big Data to Big Profits, Convenience, Data Analytics, Data Monetization, Data Science, Digital, Digital Economy, E-Commerce, eBay, ecommerce, featured, Jet.com, Logistics, Mobile, Online Shopping, Shopping, Supply Chain, Technology, Value, Walmart
Big Data and Analytics, Digital Strategy
Program on Creating Valuable Digital, Social, and Mobile Touch Points with Customer Includes: Measuring & Managing Digital, Social, and Mobile Touch Points with Customers Strategies for Monetizing Big Data Opportunities for Creating Data Products Leading the Data Science Team Creating New Data for Digital Disruption Managing Data Assets for Growth and Innovation Professor Walker […]
Algorithm, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Big Data, Big Data Analytics, Big Data to Big Profits, Data Analytics, Data Capture, Data Monetization, Data Products, Data Science, Data Visualiation, Digital, Digital Economy, Digital Platforms, IoT, Location Based Services, Mobile, Mobile Data, Monetization, Monetization Strategy, Northwestern University, San Francisco Analytics, San Francisco Big Data, San Francisco Data Science, Sharing Economy, Social Media Data, Technology
This week at the Kellogg School of Management, my MBA students in the Analytical Consulting Lab will complete their projects in which they have examined data for a firm and built recommendations based on their use of Analytics. It is very popular class and a unique opportunity for our MBA students to practice Analytics in […]
Analytics, Becoming Successful with Analytics, Big Data, Big Data Analytics, Big Data to Big Profits, Career Advice, Career Advice for Data Scientists, Career Advice for MBAs, Career Advice in Analytics, Career Development, Careers in Analytics, Data Analytics, Data Monetization, Data Science, Data Visualization, Graphics, Success with Analytics
Amazon’s cloud services business (as part of Amazon Web Services – AWS) has been a great success and shows no sign of retreating. Amazon’s cloud computing business did exceptionally well in the fourth quarter of 2015, generating $687 million in profit on sales of $2.4 billion.[1] That is a business on track to generate $10 […]
Amazon, Analytics, Big Data, Big Data Analytics, Big Data Book, Big Data to Big Profits, Career Advice, Career Advice for IT, Career Advice in Analytics, Career Development, Chief Digital Officer, Chief Information Officer, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Data Analytics, Data Capture, Data Science, Digital Platforms, Digital Strategy, Future of CIO, Future of Cloud, Future of IT, Information Technology, IoT, IT, IT Career Advice, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Mobile
